Have you unmuted all sound channels using `alsamixer` or the graphical `gnome-alsamixer`? They're muted by default.
If that doesn't work, have a look in our how-to forum for tutorials on setting up ALSA.

god

29th February 2004, 01:09 AM

When I start alsamixer I get that error:
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device

Bana

29th February 2004, 08:23 PM

Hi, I am also going through this same procedure and here is a helpful link: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/25/2003/12/2/112279 what it says is that you have to run the ./snddevices script during the install to get rid of this message. Unfortunately this didn't work for me but it seems to work most of the time.

Ok, /proc/asound/cards show no sound card installed. That's obviously why alsamixer isn't working! Refer to one of the guides located on this site (how-to) to get ALSA up and running properly. Have a look at the 2.6 kernel how to I posted.

Bana

4th March 2004, 04:45 AM

Hmm, could it perhaps be that our soundcards aren't the exact ones? As mine is an onboard card whereas the module I am using is for pci cards, would modprobe be successfully running if it wasn't the right card though?

I have tried everything in the various howtos and guides that I could yet none seem to work, any input would be appreciated.

god

4th March 2004, 01:55 PM

Yeah. It works now. The only thing was modprobe snd-via82xx
alsamixer

I found another thread in this forum (http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=247)
which helped me!

Thank you guys.

Bana

5th March 2004, 02:07 AM

so you just ran modprobe snd-via82xx and then it fixer alsamixer? I wish mine was that easy :(

god

5th March 2004, 04:19 PM

It was that easy :-)

mars_hall

7th March 2004, 12:43 AM

How do I save the settings in "aumix" so the I don't have to un-mute the settings after a re-boot? I have already tried "S", but after rebooting all the levels are back at 0